Amaretto Cheesecake Recipes

Plain Amaretto Cheesecake

  by  kochtopf 

Ingredients For Crust

1 1/2 cups 	                	Graham Cracker Crumbs
2 tbsp 	        		Fine Sugar
1 tsp 		                  	Ground Cinnamon
1/2 cup 	                   	Melted Butter

Ingredients For Filling

700 g		                	Cream Cheese; softened at room temperature
1 cup 		          	Brown Sugar
4 		                	Medium Eggs
1 cup		                	Cherries
1/3 cup 		         	Amaretto Liqueur

Ingredients For Topping

250 g		                	Sour Cream
1 tbsp                           	Icing Sugar
1 tbsp 		        	Amaretto Liqueur

Ingredients For Decorations (Optional)

1 cup		                	Almond Halves 
1 cup			        	Grated Chocolate; from cold chocolate bar

Method

Mix together crust ingredients and press firmly onto base and sides of a 10" springform pan. Chill for later use.

Beat softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add in brown sugar and beat until well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition. Add in Amaretto liqueur. Arrange cherries onto prepared crust. Pour cream cheese mixture gently over cherries. Bake at 180°C for 40 to 50 minutes. Allow cake to cool before decorating.

Beat together sour cream, icing sugar and liqueur. Spread topping onto cheesecake. Turn up heat to 260°C and bake again for another 5 minutes.

Best to chill overnight and decorate as desired.

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